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Doctor Decries Israeli Attacks
Aid Agencies Say Gaza Needs Food, Medicine and Body Bags
http://aaron.resist.ca/node/235
An Open Letter From Anti-Zionist Jewish Youth in Canada
January 5th, 2009
Like much of the world, we have spent the last week watching in shock
and disgust as Israel continues its assault on the Gaza Strip. With the
body count rising and a new tragedy in full bloom, we feel that it is
important to speak out as Jewish youth in Canada and to denounce what
Israel is doing in our name. The Jewish diaspora is diverse and divided
on its positions on the state of Israel's policies. At this juncture in
history, as Israel has committed its worst massacre in Gaza since it
began its illegal occupation in 1967, we feel that it is crucial that
Jews speak out and denounce Israel's actions that amount to no more than
war crimes committed by an apartheid state.
As Jewish youth, we are diverse, but we are unified in our solidarity
with our Palestinian brothers and sisters in Gaza.
Some of us are students. We are outraged by the bombing of the Islamic
University in Gaza city, as well as other civilian infrastructure such
as hospitals and mosques.
Some of us are Arab-Jews and people of colour. We stand against Israel's
racism, which has been enshrined in Israeli law, and privileges its
Jewish citizens over its non-Jewish ones.This apartheid state views
Palestinians as an expendable people, no more than collateral damage.
Some of us are queer. We reject Israel’s branding of itself as the only
safe place for queer people in the Middle-East while it targets gay and
lesbian Palestinians and renders life unsafe for millions of others.
Some of us are Israelis living in Canada. We are calling for a
solidarity that stretches beyond borders and nationalities. Israel's
violent actions will only serve to further isolate the state and its
citizens from the rest of the world. By calling itself a Jewish state
and committing war crimes in the name of Jews everywhere, Israel makes
the world even less safe for Jews, leading to an increase in animus
towards Jewish people around the world.
Even though there have been approximately 100 Palestinian deaths for
every Israeli killed by rocket fire, we recognize that Israeli Apartheid
also leads to Israeli casualties. The blame for these deaths lies with
Israel – if there were no occupation and no apartheid policies, there
would be no rocket fire. If Israel, the world's fourth largest military
power, is concerned about its citizens, it would abandon its apartheid
policies and seek out justice for the Palestinian people.
In 2005, Palestinian civil society put out a clear call for
international support through a non-violent campaign of Boycott,
Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) similar to that carried out against the
apartheid regime of South Africa. Now, with the people of Gaza being
crushed by Israeli bombs, manufactured in the USA and launched with
Canada's blessing, it is more important than ever for Jewish communities
throughout the world to take up this BDS campaign in order to end
Israel's apartheid system, which makes life unsafe for millions of Jews
and Palestinians alike.
Let us not be silent bystanders while humanity suffers. Let us raise our
voices, as Jewish youth, and demand a single, democratic state, with
equal rights for everyone in Israel/Palestine.
Ours is a generation that is committed to ending Middle-East violence by
opposing all forms of discrimination, calling for a just peace within
the entire region, and condemning Zionism to the dustbin of history.
Free Gaza, Free Palestine,
http://aaron.resist.ca/node/235
An Open Letter From Anti-Zionist Jewish Youth in Canada
January 5th, 2009
Like much of the world, we have spent the last week watching in shock
and disgust as Israel continues its assault on the Gaza Strip. With the
body count rising and a new tragedy in full bloom, we feel that it is
important to speak out as Jewish youth in Canada and to denounce what
Israel is doing in our name. The Jewish diaspora is diverse and divided
on its positions on the state of Israel's policies. At this juncture in
history, as Israel has committed its worst massacre in Gaza since it
began its illegal occupation in 1967, we feel that it is crucial that
Jews speak out and denounce Israel's actions that amount to no more than
war crimes committed by an apartheid state.
As Jewish youth, we are diverse, but we are unified in our solidarity
with our Palestinian brothers and sisters in Gaza.
Some of us are students. We are outraged by the bombing of the Islamic
University in Gaza city, as well as other civilian infrastructure such
as hospitals and mosques.
Some of us are Arab-Jews and people of colour. We stand against Israel's
racism, which has been enshrined in Israeli law, and privileges its
Jewish citizens over its non-Jewish ones.This apartheid state views
Palestinians as an expendable people, no more than collateral damage.
Some of us are queer. We reject Israel’s branding of itself as the only
safe place for queer people in the Middle-East while it targets gay and
lesbian Palestinians and renders life unsafe for millions of others.
Some of us are Israelis living in Canada. We are calling for a
solidarity that stretches beyond borders and nationalities. Israel's
violent actions will only serve to further isolate the state and its
citizens from the rest of the world. By calling itself a Jewish state
and committing war crimes in the name of Jews everywhere, Israel makes
the world even less safe for Jews, leading to an increase in animus
towards Jewish people around the world.
Even though there have been approximately 100 Palestinian deaths for
every Israeli killed by rocket fire, we recognize that Israeli Apartheid
also leads to Israeli casualties. The blame for these deaths lies with
Israel – if there were no occupation and no apartheid policies, there
would be no rocket fire. If Israel, the world's fourth largest military
power, is concerned about its citizens, it would abandon its apartheid
policies and seek out justice for the Palestinian people.
In 2005, Palestinian civil society put out a clear call for
international support through a non-violent campaign of Boycott,
Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) similar to that carried out against the
apartheid regime of South Africa. Now, with the people of Gaza being
crushed by Israeli bombs, manufactured in the USA and launched with
Canada's blessing, it is more important than ever for Jewish communities
throughout the world to take up this BDS campaign in order to end
Israel's apartheid system, which makes life unsafe for millions of Jews
and Palestinians alike.
Let us not be silent bystanders while humanity suffers. Let us raise our
voices, as Jewish youth, and demand a single, democratic state, with
equal rights for everyone in Israel/Palestine.
Ours is a generation that is committed to ending Middle-East violence by
opposing all forms of discrimination, calling for a just peace within
the entire region, and condemning Zionism to the dustbin of history.
Free Gaza, Free Palestine,
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